Our favorite Oregon vs. Texas best bets, college football picks, and player props for the Orange Bowl on Thursday, January 1.
Bowl season and the College Football Playoff march on with the Orange Bowl between the Oregon Ducks and Texas Tech Red Raiders on New Year's Day.
Our betting experts have pored over the matchup from various angles to determine their favorite college football picks and Oregon vs. Texas Tech predictions on Thursday, January 1.
Among them, we're looking at Red Raiders running back Cameron Dickey to put his legs to good use.
Oregon vs Texas Tech Orange Bowl predictions
- Texas Tech +2.5 (-106 at FanDuel)
- Under 51.5 (-108 at FanDuel)
- Davison anytime TD (+110 at FanDuel)
- Dickey o64.5 rushing yards (-114 at FanDuel)
Oregon vs Texas Tech best bets
-106 at FanDuel)
The Texas Tech Red Raiders have not lost with quarterback Behren Morton in the lineup and have gone 8-0 against the spread against Power Four competition with the pivot under center. Texas Tech is the better team and it hasn't lost enough talent to the transfer portal to change that. Since we have the Red Raiders winning outright, we're also taking them against the spread against the Oregon Ducks.
-108 at FanDuel)
Oregon struggles defending the run, as made most clear by James Madison in the first round of the College Football Playoff. Therefore, Texas Tech may run the ball more than usual and shorten this game, a complementary approach that would also trust the Red Raiders defense to create an advantageous moment.
The Ducks will also struggle against Texas Tech's pass rush, which did the fourth-most damage via sacks.
Oregon vs Texas Tech TD pick
+110 at FanDuel)
Oregon freshman Jordon Davison is an absolute truck who began the year as the Ducks' goal-line back but received more carries as the season wore on.
Davison finished the year with 625 yards at 6.4 yards per carry and 13 touchdowns. He scored in nine of Oregon’s 13 games. If Oregon finds the end zone in this game, there’s a great chance Davison is a part of that, and at plus money, it is a great value.
Oregon vs Texas Tech prop pick
-114 at FanDuel)
Cameron Dickey rushed for 1,095 yards at 5.5 yards per carry while finding the end zone 14 times this season.
Oregon surrendered 186 yards on 35 carries to James Madison in its first-round matchup. Dickey’s rushing prop is set at a modest 64.5, a number he’s eclipsed 10 times this season and in each of his last five.
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Oregon vs Texas Tech game info
| Location: | Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL |
| Date: | Thursday, January 1, 2026 |
| Kickoff: | 12:00 p.m. ET |
| TV: | ESPN |
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